00:00Pranam, Acharyaji. I'm very excited to finally see you and interact with you. So my question
00:12is, or rather reaction is, you have talked a lot about emotions being a bundle of chemicals.
00:20Now the context here is, what is the relationship between emotions and language or words, basically.
00:29So I have been observing myself for some time now and I have seen that a lot of ideas and
00:38concepts that I have, when I try to investigate on them, all I end up is with just more words.
00:46And basically what I see is that these different groupings of words, which my mind tells, it
00:55is basically creating kind of emotional responses within me. So I want to understand from you
01:03whether the mind and my word is anything more than just words. Thank you.
01:10Words come upon observation. That is one thing. And words are mind stuff. That is another thing.
01:18One thing is I observed and then I was trying to verbalize my observation. And then the words got muddled up.
01:26That is one thing. And it's a different question to ask, is mind stuff just words?
01:32What exactly, which of these two is the question?
01:36Basically, when I contemplate all the ideas that I have, the definitions of ideas, I feel that in essence, they are just words.
01:47They are. They are. Okay. Step by step. Yes, they are. Then?
01:51Right. Since they are words, there is something in me which is giving more meaning to them than just seeing them as words.
02:00And this happens because when words pop up in my mind, I start to, some kind of emotion happens.
02:08Right. Like if I'm anxious now, there is like an explanation why I'm anxious.
02:15So, I started to...
02:17So, let's stop. That's just because the mind can receive stimuli not only from the externally looking senses, but also from its internal database, memory.
02:36So, somebody called me a hippo. I got angry when called a hippo.
02:46And then I again got angry when I remembered that he called me a hippo.
02:53First time the word hippo came to me from?
02:57Outside.
02:59Outside. Second time the word hippo came to me from?
03:03My mind, inside.
03:06From inside, from the memory. And where did the meaning of the word hippo come from?
03:11Outside.
03:14Again from experiences which is stored within.
03:17Right.
03:19So, the word has a certain meaning. What does the word meaning mean?
03:27It has a stake. Meaning means stake.
03:30In spiritual parlance. In linguistics, meaning simply means translation.
03:36If I ask the meaning of a word, you will simply translate it into other words that you already know of.
03:41That's called a meaning.
03:44In spiritual terms, meaning implies interest. Meaning implies stake.
03:49So, for example, when you say, let's live a meaningful life.
03:53That means let's live a life that fulfills your deepest interest.
04:01Are you getting it?
04:03So, that's what the word as a stimulus does.
04:08It tells the ego whether it is gaining or losing.
04:13So, the word comes to me and the word is hippo.
04:16And the word has told the ego, oh you are losing something.
04:21And the ego is already afraid of losses.
04:24It's already sitting shivering.
04:27And on top of that, it has been told that it's a hippo.
04:30And being a hippo means loss of social acceptance and respectability.
04:35Because I'm a hippo, so nobody respects me.
04:38So, the ego feels even more shriveled.
04:42That's what the word does.
04:45All words have existential connotations to the ego.
04:50That existential connotation is the meaning.
04:57If that connotation is removed, words will do nothing.
05:02All words carry something that impinges on your very existence.
05:08If you can clear the word of that, then words will remain just words.
05:16Words will have the power to shake you up or disturb you.
05:23So, basically, the way I'm using my language is affecting my ego also.
05:32All words exist for the ego.
05:37And the ego is so damn desperate that nothing can exist for it without having a meaning for it.
05:43In your entire universe, nothing can exist just for its own sake.
05:48We are so hungry that everything exists for our sake.
05:53Is there anything in your house that is meaningless? Please tell me.
05:59Is there anything in your house that doesn't serve any function?
06:02That's what is called meaninglessness.
06:05Is there anything in your house that does not serve your self-interest?
06:09Your house is your Brahmand, your universe.
06:13Everything inside it must have a meaning for you, otherwise you'll throw it away.
06:18Similarly, your entire vocabulary has things, which is words, that have meaning for you.
06:26And if a word does not have any meaning for you, you'll forget it.
06:33So, that's what language is.
06:36It reminds you of something that potentially can either belittle you or inflate you.
06:46Every word is a pointer to the ego of its hollowness and also of its potential fulfilment.
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